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Burgers vortex sheet (δs2​=2ν/α)

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A planar strained shear layer is a Burgers vortex sheet. For strain ux​=−αx, uz​=αz and transverse velocity uy​=Uerf(x/δs​), viscous balance gives δs2​=2ν/α. At fixed velocity jump its excess viscous dissipation per sheet area scales as U2να​, which vanishes as kinematic viscosity tends to zero.

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